Airlake Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Lakeville, Minnesota 55045
Saturday, November 18, 1989 15:47 CST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

DURING FLIGHT IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, AN AIRCRAFT ON A IFR FLIGHT PLAN AND AN AIRCRAFT OPERATING WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN COLLIDED AT 2500 FEET MSL. VISIBILITY AT THE TIME OF THE COLLISION WAS REPORTED AS 15 MILES.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND IN BOTH AIRCRAFT.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 11/18/1989
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1547
Event Time Zone Central Standard Time
Event City LAKEVILLE
Event State MINNESOTA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 55045
Event Date Year 1989
Event Date Month 11
MidAir Collision Indicator Yes
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport AIRLAKE
Event Location Nearest Airport ID
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation --
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1550 Central Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 360
Weather Observation Facility ID MSP
Elevation of weather observation facility 950
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 20
Time Zone of the weather observation CST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 5500
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 15
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) -7
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -13
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 160
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 12
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) 0
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 3
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 2402
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Nov 18 1989 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1630
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 43645
Date of most recent change to record Aug 30 2001 11:06AM
User who most recently changed record MONR
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft #2

Aircraft Registration Number N5678K N7343X
NTSB Number MKC90FA032A MKC90FA032B
Missing Aircraft Indicator N N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed IFR None
Flight plan Was Activated? -- --
Damage Substantial Substantial
Aircraft Fire None None
Aircraft Explosion None None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name BEECH CESSNA
Aircraft Model 95-B55B 150B
Aircraft Series Identifier 95-B55B 150B
Aircraft Serial Number TC-762 15059443
Certified Max Gross Weight 5100 1500
Aircraft Category Airplane Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No No
Flight Crew Seats -- --
Cabin Crew Seats -- --
Passenger Seats -- --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4 2
Number of Engines 2 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual Annual
Date of Last Inspection Nov 4 1989 12:00AM Mar 1 1989 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection -- 51
Airframe Hours -- 7000
ELT Installed Unknown Yes
ELT Activated Unknown No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown Unknown
ELT Type -- --
Aircraft Owner Name 78 KILO, INC. STEPHAN STENZEL
Aircraft Owner Street Address 16839 GREELAND PATH
Aircraft Owner City LAKEVILLE
Aircraft Owner State MN
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 55044
Operator is an individual? -- --
Operator Name DEAN FRYE
Operator Same as Owner? No Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As -- --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No Yes
Operator Street Address 9156 N FRYE RD
Operator City PEORIA
Operator State IL
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 61615
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown Unknown
Operator Certificate Number -- --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not -- --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight -- --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail -- --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal Personal
Second Pilot on Board No No
Departure Point Same as Event No Yes
Departure Airport Code EBS
Departure City WEBSTER CITY
Departure State IA
Departure Country
Departure Time 1500 1515
Departure Time Zone CST CST
Destination Same as Local Flt -- dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code FCM
Destination City FLYING CLOUD
Destination State MN
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Cruise Maneuvering
Report sent to ICAO? -- --
Evacuation occurred -- --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 10 2001 12:27PM Jan 10 2001 12:27PM
User who most recently changed record dbo dbo
Since inspection or accident -- --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 0 0
Runway Length 0 --
Runway Width 0 --
Sight Seeing flight No No
Air Medical Flight No No
Medical Flight -- --